gbytes: Convert docs to gi-docgen linking syntax

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/**
* GBytes: (copy-func g_bytes_ref) (free-func g_bytes_unref)
*
* A simple refcounted data type representing an immutable sequence of zero or
* more bytes from an unspecified origin.
* A simple reference counted data type representing an immutable sequence of
* zero or more bytes from an unspecified origin.
*
* The purpose of a #GBytes is to keep the memory region that it holds
* The purpose of a `GBytes` is to keep the memory region that it holds
* alive for as long as anyone holds a reference to the bytes. When
* the last reference count is dropped, the memory is released. Multiple
* unrelated callers can use byte data in the #GBytes without coordinating
* unrelated callers can use byte data in the `GBytes` without coordinating
* their activities, resting assured that the byte data will not change or
* move while they hold a reference.
*
* A #GBytes can come from many different origins that may have
* A `GBytes` can come from many different origins that may have
* different procedures for freeing the memory region. Examples are
* memory from g_malloc(), from memory slices, from a #GMappedFile or
* memory from other allocators.
* memory from [func@GLib.malloc], from memory slices, from a
* [struct@GLib.MappedFile] or memory from other allocators.
*
* #GBytes work well as keys in #GHashTable. Use g_bytes_equal() and
* g_bytes_hash() as parameters to g_hash_table_new() or g_hash_table_new_full().
* #GBytes can also be used as keys in a #GTree by passing the g_bytes_compare()
* function to g_tree_new().
* `GBytes` work well as keys in [struct@GLib.HashTable]. Use
* [method@GLib.Bytes.equal] and [method@GLib.Bytes.hash] as parameters to
* [func@GLib.HashTable.new] or [func@GLib.HashTable.new_full].
* `GBytes` can also be used as keys in a [struct@GLib.Tree] by passing the
* [method@GLib.Bytes.compare] function to [ctor@GLib.Tree.new].
*
* The data pointed to by this bytes must not be modified. For a mutable
* array of bytes see #GByteArray. Use g_bytes_unref_to_array() to create a
* mutable array for a #GBytes sequence. To create an immutable #GBytes from
* a mutable #GByteArray, use the g_byte_array_free_to_bytes() function.
* array of bytes see [struct@GLib.ByteArray]. Use
* [method@GLib.Bytes.unref_to_array] to create a mutable array for a `GBytes`
* sequence. To create an immutable `GBytes` from a mutable
* [struct@GLib.ByteArray], use the [func@GLib.ByteArray.free_to_bytes]
* function.
*
* Since: 2.32
**/
@ -100,18 +103,18 @@ G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GBytesInline, inline_data) == (6 * GLIB_SIZEOF
/**
* g_bytes_new:
* @data: (transfer none) (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
* the data to be used for the bytes
* the data to be used for the bytes
* @size: the size of @data
*
* Creates a new #GBytes from @data.
* Creates a new [struct@GLib.Bytes] from @data.
*
* @data is copied. If @size is 0, @data may be %NULL.
* @data is copied. If @size is 0, @data may be `NULL`.
*
* As an optimization, g_bytes_new() may avoid an extra allocation by copying
* the data within the resulting bytes structure if sufficiently small (since GLib 2.84).
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
* As an optimization, [ctor@GLib.Bytes.new] may avoid an extra allocation by
* copying the data within the resulting bytes structure if sufficiently small
* (since GLib 2.84).
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* Since: 2.32
*/
GBytes *
@ -142,22 +145,21 @@ g_bytes_new (gconstpointer data,
/**
* g_bytes_new_take:
* @data: (transfer full) (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
* the data to be used for the bytes
* the data to be used for the bytes
* @size: the size of @data
*
* Creates a new #GBytes from @data.
* Creates a new [struct@GLib.Bytes] from @data.
*
* After this call, @data belongs to the #GBytes and may no longer be
* After this call, @data belongs to the `GBytes` and may no longer be
* modified by the caller. The memory of @data has to be dynamically
* allocated and will eventually be freed with g_free().
* allocated and will eventually be freed with [func@GLib.free].
*
* For creating #GBytes with memory from other allocators, see
* g_bytes_new_with_free_func().
* For creating `GBytes` with memory from other allocators, see
* [ctor@GLib.Bytes.new_with_free_func].
*
* @data may be %NULL if @size is 0.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
* @data may be `NULL` if @size is 0.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* Since: 2.32
*/
GBytes *
@ -171,16 +173,15 @@ g_bytes_new_take (gpointer data,
/**
* g_bytes_new_static: (skip)
* @data: (transfer full) (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
* the data to be used for the bytes
* the data to be used for the bytes
* @size: the size of @data
*
* Creates a new #GBytes from static data.
* Creates a new [struct@GLib.Bytes] from static data.
*
* @data must be static (ie: never modified or freed). It may be %NULL if @size
* @data must be static (ie: never modified or freed). It may be `NULL` if @size
* is 0.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* Since: 2.32
*/
GBytes *
@ -193,12 +194,12 @@ g_bytes_new_static (gconstpointer data,
/**
* g_bytes_new_with_free_func: (skip)
* @data: (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
* the data to be used for the bytes
* the data to be used for the bytes
* @size: the size of @data
* @free_func: the function to call to release the data
* @user_data: data to pass to @free_func
*
* Creates a #GBytes from @data.
* Creates a [struct@GLib.Bytes] from @data.
*
* When the last reference is dropped, @free_func will be called with the
* @user_data argument.
@ -206,10 +207,9 @@ g_bytes_new_static (gconstpointer data,
* @data must not be modified after this call is made until @free_func has
* been called to indicate that the bytes is no longer in use.
*
* @data may be %NULL if @size is 0.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
* @data may be `NULL` if @size is 0.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* Since: 2.32
*/
GBytes *
@ -234,24 +234,24 @@ g_bytes_new_with_free_func (gconstpointer data,
/**
* g_bytes_new_from_bytes:
* @bytes: a #GBytes
* @bytes: a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* @offset: offset which subsection starts at
* @length: length of subsection
*
* Creates a #GBytes which is a subsection of another #GBytes. The @offset +
* @length may not be longer than the size of @bytes.
* Creates a [struct@GLib.Bytes] which is a subsection of another `GBytes`.
*
* A reference to @bytes will be held by the newly created #GBytes until
* The @offset + @length may not be longer than the size of @bytes.
*
* A reference to @bytes will be held by the newly created `GBytes` until
* the byte data is no longer needed.
*
* Since 2.56, if @offset is 0 and @length matches the size of @bytes, then
* @bytes will be returned with the reference count incremented by 1. If @bytes
* is a slice of another #GBytes, then the resulting #GBytes will reference
* the same #GBytes instead of @bytes. This allows consumers to simplify the
* usage of #GBytes when asynchronously writing to streams.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new #GBytes
* is a slice of another `GBytes`, then the resulting `GBytes` will reference
* the same `GBytes` instead of @bytes. This allows consumers to simplify the
* usage of `GBytes` when asynchronously writing to streams.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* Since: 2.32
*/
GBytes *
@ -289,20 +289,21 @@ g_bytes_new_from_bytes (GBytes *bytes,
/**
* g_bytes_get_data:
* @bytes: a #GBytes
* @bytes: a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* @size: (out) (optional): location to return size of byte data
*
* Get the byte data in the #GBytes. This data should not be modified.
* Get the byte data in the [struct@GLib.Bytes].
*
* This function will always return the same pointer for a given #GBytes.
* This data should not be modified.
*
* %NULL may be returned if @size is 0. This is not guaranteed, as the #GBytes
* may represent an empty string with @data non-%NULL and @size as 0. %NULL will
* not be returned if @size is non-zero.
* This function will always return the same pointer for a given `GBytes`.
*
* `NULL` may be returned if @size is 0. This is not guaranteed, as the `GBytes`
* may represent an empty string with @data non-`NULL` and @size as 0. `NULL`
* will not be returned if @size is non-zero.
*
* Returns: (transfer none) (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (nullable):
* a pointer to the byte data, or %NULL
*
* a pointer to the byte data
* Since: 2.32
*/
gconstpointer
@ -317,14 +318,13 @@ g_bytes_get_data (GBytes *bytes,
/**
* g_bytes_get_size:
* @bytes: a #GBytes
* @bytes: a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
*
* Get the size of the byte data in the #GBytes.
* Get the size of the byte data in the [struct@GLib.Bytes].
*
* This function will always return the same value for a given #GBytes.
* This function will always return the same value for a given `GBytes`.
*
* Returns: the size
*
* Since: 2.32
*/
gsize
@ -337,12 +337,11 @@ g_bytes_get_size (GBytes *bytes)
/**
* g_bytes_ref:
* @bytes: a #GBytes
* @bytes: a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
*
* Increase the reference count on @bytes.
*
* Returns: the #GBytes
*
* Returns: the [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* Since: 2.32
*/
GBytes *
@ -357,10 +356,12 @@ g_bytes_ref (GBytes *bytes)
/**
* g_bytes_unref:
* @bytes: (nullable): a #GBytes
* @bytes: (nullable): a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
*
* Releases a reference on @bytes. This may result in the bytes being
* freed. If @bytes is %NULL, it will return immediately.
* Releases a reference on @bytes.
*
* This may result in the bytes being freed. If @bytes is `NULL`, it will
* return immediately.
*
* Since: 2.32
*/
@ -380,17 +381,17 @@ g_bytes_unref (GBytes *bytes)
/**
* g_bytes_equal:
* @bytes1: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes
* @bytes2: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes to compare with @bytes1
* @bytes1: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* @bytes2: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a [struct@GLib.Bytes] to compare with @bytes1
*
* Compares the two #GBytes values being pointed to and returns
* %TRUE if they are equal.
* Compares the two [struct@GLib.Bytes] values being pointed to and returns
* `TRUE` if they are equal.
*
* This function can be passed to g_hash_table_new() as the @key_equal_func
* parameter, when using non-%NULL #GBytes pointers as keys in a #GHashTable.
*
* Returns: %TRUE if the two keys match.
* This function can be passed to [func@GLib.HashTable.new] as the
* @key_equal_func parameter, when using non-`NULL` `GBytes` pointers as keys in
* a [struct@GLib.HashTable].
*
* Returns: `TRUE` if the two keys match.
* Since: 2.32
*/
gboolean
@ -409,15 +410,15 @@ g_bytes_equal (gconstpointer bytes1,
/**
* g_bytes_hash:
* @bytes: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes key
* @bytes: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a [struct@GLib.Bytes] key
*
* Creates an integer hash code for the byte data in the #GBytes.
* Creates an integer hash code for the byte data in the [struct@GLib.Bytes].
*
* This function can be passed to g_hash_table_new() as the @key_hash_func
* parameter, when using non-%NULL #GBytes pointers as keys in a #GHashTable.
* This function can be passed to [func@GLib.HashTable.new] as the
* @key_hash_func parameter, when using non-`NULL` `GBytes` pointers as keys in
* a [struct@GLib.HashTable].
*
* Returns: a hash value corresponding to the key.
*
* Since: 2.32
*/
guint
@ -437,12 +438,13 @@ g_bytes_hash (gconstpointer bytes)
/**
* g_bytes_compare:
* @bytes1: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes
* @bytes2: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a #GBytes to compare with @bytes1
* @bytes1: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* @bytes2: (type GLib.Bytes): a pointer to a [struct@GLib.Bytes] to compare with @bytes1
*
* Compares the two #GBytes values.
* Compares the two [struct@GLib.Bytes] values.
*
* This function can be used to sort GBytes instances in lexicographical order.
* This function can be used to sort `GBytes` instances in lexicographical
* order.
*
* If @bytes1 and @bytes2 have different length but the shorter one is a
* prefix of the longer one then the shorter one is considered to be less than
@ -451,10 +453,7 @@ g_bytes_hash (gconstpointer bytes)
* considered less, otherwise greater than @bytes2.
*
* Returns: a negative value if @bytes1 is less than @bytes2, a positive value
* if @bytes1 is greater than @bytes2, and zero if @bytes1 is equal to
* @bytes2
*
*
* if @bytes1 is greater than @bytes2, and zero if @bytes1 is equal to @bytes2
* Since: 2.32
*/
gint
@ -500,22 +499,21 @@ try_steal_and_unref (GBytes *bytes,
/**
* g_bytes_unref_to_data:
* @bytes: (transfer full): a #GBytes
* @bytes: (transfer full): a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* @size: (out): location to place the length of the returned data
*
* Unreferences the bytes, and returns a pointer the same byte data
* contents.
*
* As an optimization, the byte data is returned without copying if this was
* the last reference to bytes and bytes was created with g_bytes_new(),
* g_bytes_new_take() or g_byte_array_free_to_bytes() and the buffer was larger
* than the size #GBytes may internalize within its allocation. In all other
* cases the data is copied.
*
* Returns: (transfer full) (array length=size) (element-type guint8)
* (not nullable): a pointer to the same byte data, which should be
* freed with g_free()
* the last reference to @bytes and @bytes was created with
* [ctor@GLib.Bytes.new], [ctor@GLib.Bytes.new_take] or
* [func@GLib.ByteArray.free_to_bytes] and the buffer was larger than the size
* [struct@GLib.Bytes] may internalize within its allocation. In all other cases
* the data is copied.
*
* Returns: (transfer full) (array length=size) (element-type guint8) (not nullable):
* a pointer to the same byte data, which should be freed with [func@GLib.free]
* Since: 2.32
*/
gpointer
@ -549,23 +547,24 @@ g_bytes_unref_to_data (GBytes *bytes,
/**
* g_bytes_unref_to_array:
* @bytes: (transfer full): a #GBytes
* @bytes: (transfer full): a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
*
* Unreferences the bytes, and returns a new mutable #GByteArray containing
* the same byte data.
* Unreferences the bytes, and returns a new mutable [struct@GLib.ByteArray]
* containing the same byte data.
*
* As an optimization, the byte data is transferred to the array without copying
* if this was the last reference to bytes and bytes was created with
* g_bytes_new(), g_bytes_new_take() or g_byte_array_free_to_bytes() and the
* buffer was larger than the size #GBytes may internalize within its allocation.
* In all other cases the data is copied.
* if this was the last reference to @bytes and @bytes was created with
* [ctor@GLib.Bytes.new], [ctor@GLib.Bytes.new_take] or
* [func@GLib.ByteArray.free_to_bytes] and the buffer was larger than the size
* [struct@GLib.Bytes] may internalize within its allocation. In all other cases
* the data is copied.
*
* Do not use it if @bytes contains more than %G_MAXUINT
* bytes. #GByteArray stores the length of its data in #guint, which
* may be shorter than #gsize, that @bytes is using.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new mutable #GByteArray containing the same byte data
* bytes. [struct@GLib.ByteArray] stores the length of its data in `guint`,
* which may be shorter than `gsize`, that @bytes is using.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new mutable [struct@GLib.ByteArray] containing
* the same byte data
* Since: 2.32
*/
GByteArray *
@ -582,7 +581,7 @@ g_bytes_unref_to_array (GBytes *bytes)
/**
* g_bytes_get_region:
* @bytes: a #GBytes
* @bytes: a [struct@GLib.Bytes]
* @element_size: a non-zero element size
* @offset: an offset to the start of the region within the @bytes
* @n_elements: the number of elements in the region
@ -593,23 +592,22 @@ g_bytes_unref_to_array (GBytes *bytes)
* and contains @n_elements many elements of @element_size size.
*
* @n_elements may be zero, but @element_size must always be non-zero.
* Ideally, @element_size is a static constant (eg: sizeof a struct).
* Ideally, @element_size is a static constant (eg: `sizeof` a struct).
*
* This function does careful bounds checking (including checking for
* arithmetic overflows) and returns a non-%NULL pointer if the
* arithmetic overflows) and returns a non-`NULL` pointer if the
* specified region lies entirely within the @bytes. If the region is
* in some way out of range, or if an overflow has occurred, then %NULL
* in some way out of range, or if an overflow has occurred, then `NULL`
* is returned.
*
* Note: it is possible to have a valid zero-size region. In this case,
* the returned pointer will be equal to the base pointer of the data of
* @bytes, plus @offset. This will be non-%NULL except for the case
* @bytes, plus @offset. This will be non-`NULL` except for the case
* where @bytes itself was a zero-sized region. Since it is unlikely
* that you will be using this function to check for a zero-sized region
* in a zero-sized @bytes, %NULL effectively always means "error".
*
* Returns: (nullable): the requested region, or %NULL in case of an error
* in a zero-sized @bytes, `NULL` effectively always means error.
*
* Returns: (nullable): the requested region, or `NULL` in case of an error
* Since: 2.70
*/
gconstpointer